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Yeah, there is a distinct trail of gore and feathers trailing from where I think she was pounced on to the edge of our fence in the yard. The intestines were left in a neat pile several feet away and so was the liver. This also happened after dawn and when I picked her up you are right, her...

Found my poor Cayuga duck in pieces today and I'm bewildered. I have chronic insomnia, so I checked on the birds before going to bed at 5am when it started getting light out and everything was fine. NOBODY heard or saw anything, not even a peep from my last remaining duck or the chickens or my...

I posted there too (I hope that's allowed) but no answers yet. :( She is still eating and drinking. She snarfs mealworms and she's eating some feed (Nutrena All Flock) and drinking, but you can tell she's really tired when she does. I'm frustrated. Her symptoms are so vague it's really hard...

Thanks Mrs. B., I've got her relaxing in the tub right now while I clean her hospital cage. She's developed clear discharge from her eyes now. Much appreciated for the bump. :)

Hi folks, I have a 1.5 year old mature Cayuga duck hen that's turned up poorly yesterday morning. Symptoms are: Yellow-green watery diarrhea Lethargic Some clear eye discharge Limping, right leg weaker than the other, doesn't seem broken. *** Still interested in mealworms, some feed...

I know this probably belongs in the duck thread, but I'm more likely to have someone see it here quicker. I have a 1-1/2 year old Cayuga duck hen that was fine yesterday but today is acting lethargic, limping a bit, and has watery diarrhea. She also seems to have lost a little bit of weight...

Hello and welcome neighbor from Snohomish! May your flock be healthy, happy, and bring you great joy.

Yeah, they aren't happy but I've done that now. :( What about the eggs with the two-week age difference? Neri will hatch out that much older one here soon, but will she stick around on the nest for the younger one if she has a duckling? Is it a lost cause?

I know we have a duck section, but it's hard to get people down there to respond and I need help NOW. Mods can move this post to wherever is necessary but I need HELP. Ok, I've got three Cayuga ducks, one drake (Paris) and two females (Neri and Persy). We also have three chickens. Everyone...

So, I own three chickens and three ducks. My ducks are Cayugas; one drake and two hens. One of my hens is sitting on 8 eggs. The ducks and chickens all grew up together. Everyone gets along just fine. Everybody free ranges around our backyard and my expecting mother duck is sitting out of...

Welcome! My husband and I are building up to our homestead as well! Right now we're in the middle of suburbia with two hives of bees, three ducks (Cayugas, also prolific layers and big meat birds), three chickens, and a vegetable garden. We've been adding a little more each year over the years...

Thanks guys, you've given me some great insight! That was my great worry about moving the nest, so I haven't touched it. I'm in the middle of suburbia and we have very few predators around here, plus she's pretty difficult to see in that dead bush (as you can see in the pictures, she's a black...

Bump Come on guys, I need your sacred duckie knowledge! Resources, links, suggestions, anything! All I'm finding about brooding eggs is how to do them in an incubator and not about helping give a mother duck what she needs. :(

I do have a coop that they share with three chickens (everyone gets along as they grew up together) that isn't in the shot. Everybody freeranges around the backyard during the day and gets locked in the coop for the night at dusk. Normally my ducks lay their eggs wherever they feel like on the...

Was on vacation for a week and just came home to a wonderful surprise...my Cayuga duck Nerissa has gone broody and made a nest on the side of our house with 8 little eggs! We're thrilled. She's a year old and we've been waiting, waiting, waiting for somebody to go broody and try their hand at...